The ''Bache Madonna'' or ''Madonna and Child'' is an oil painting on wood by

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian (Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, nea ...

, dating to and belonging to his juvenile period, when he was still strongly influenced by

Giorgione Giorgione (, , ; born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; 1477–78 or 1473–74 – 17 September 1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic quali ...

. Investigation has suggested that the artist first posed the figures sitting erect in the center of the composition, in the manner of Giovanni Bellini. However, the final pose is more informal, emphasising the tender bond between the mother and her child. Past cleaning has caused the picture to lose some definition.

Provenance

Its first recorded owner was Jean de Jullienne in Paris around 1756. It was later acquired by

Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (21 September 1725 – 26 December 1793), known as Lord Burghley from 1725 to 1754, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Life Exeter was the eldest son of Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter, and Hannah So ...

, in whose family collection it remained until 1888. It then passed through several private collections before being acquired in 1928 by Jules Bache, after whom it is named. After his death it was acquired by the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

in New York in 1949, where it now resides. The work is not on view.

Bibliography

* Francesco Valcanover, ''L'opera completa di Tiziano'', Rizzoli, Milano 1969.

References

External links

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''The Bache Madonna'' on the Metropolitan Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bache Madonna Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Titian Paintings in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1508 paintings